JCCU on June 16, 2017, held the 67th General Assembly in Tokyo. Out of the 656 representatives to the General Assembly, 450 attended in person, 7 by proxy and 199 by document.

The meeting was honored to receive congratulatory messages from many dignitaries including Ms. Monique Leroux, the President of ICA, Ms. JOZUKA Yumiko, Director-General, Social welfare and War Victims’ Relief Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Mr. OKUNO Choe, Committee Chairman of the Japan Joint Committee of Co-operatives (JJC) and also the President of JA-ZENCHU (Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives).

At the opening remarks, the President of JCCU, ASADA Katsumi, expressed his appreciation to the co-ops nationwide for their timely effort in various ways towards the revival of the Kumamoto earthquake and further asked the coops to continue offering assistance towards the ongoing reconstruction exercise.

He mentioned that, as poverty and expansion of inequality become serious social problems in daily life, co-op nationwide, besides the "Regional Protection Agreements" with the local governments which allow co-ops to confirm the safety of the elderly and report any risk situation to the offices of the local governments in the town or village for appropriate action to be taken, have been actively participating in the local community through comprehensive collaboration agreement with the local governments and related organizations in the areas of food education, child rearing and environmental preservation.

There was a debate session after the bill was proposed, in which 17 representatives gave remarks. Also among the major discussions that took place in a wide range of themes include,  co-ops commitment to create a community that everyone could live in with a sense of security, peace efforts, practical case report on business and report of members' opinions on product development.

Representatives from the co-ops in the areas affected by the 2011 earthquake also gave an appreciation remark for the various assistance from co-ops nationwide.

In addition, with the expiration of the terms of office of ASADA Katsumi as the President of JCCU, HONDA Eiichi was appointed to replace him.